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New Product Line Generates Contract For Intermap Technologies
Denver CO (SPX) May 13, 2009Intermap Technologies has announced that its Intermap Federal Services subsidiary has received a USD $1.2 million contract to provide 3D digital elevation data and other map products for an international project. The Company is generating uniformly accurate elevation datasets under a new product line, TopoSAR, that serve a client's need for large and difficult to access geographic regions ... more Russia Glonass System To Get Full State Support 
Mosow (RIA Novosti) May 15, 2009Russia will not cut funding for its Glonass satellite navigation program despite the current economic crisis, a deputy prime minister said on Tuesday. Glonass - the Global Navigation Satellite System - is the Russian equivalent of the U.S. Global Positioning System, or GPS, and is designed for both military and civilian use. Both systems allow users to determine their positions to within a ... more Russia Charges NASA 51 Million Dollars For Soyuz Seats 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 14, 2009Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and NASA have agreed on a new price for ferrying U.S. astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) after 2012, a Russian space official said on Wednesday. NASA will now pay $51 million for a single seat on Soyuz spacecraft. NASA earlier said it planned to buy up to 24 seats aboard Russian Soyuz spacecraft to fly U.S. astronauts to the ISS af ... more Sustainable LBS Business Models Beginning to Emerge 
New York NY (SPX) May 13, 2009The number of subscribers to handset-hosted location based services (LBS) increased in 2008 to more than 18 million. North America continued to be the dominant region, accounting for slightly more than two-thirds of the total market, according to a new study from ABI Research. While navigation continued to lead in terms of total subscribers, two other application areas - enterprise and com ... more Protecting Lunar Outposts From Dangerous Radiation 
Raleigh NC (SPX) May 13, 2009Alien creatures are the least of NASA's worries when it comes to moon travel. There are several potential threats to future missions - with space radiation at the top of the list. Now, a group of students at North Carolina State University has developed a "blanket" of sorts that covers lunar outposts - the astronauts' living quarters - to provide astronauts protection against radiation whi ... more |
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Paris, France, (SPX) May 15, 2009Eutelsat Communications, one of the world's leading satellite operators, announced today that it has selected Astrium to deliver its new satellite for 7 degrees West called Atlantic Bird 7. Scheduled for launch in 4th quarter 2011, the satellite will be located at a key neighbourhood for digital broadcasting markets in the Middle East and North Africa, which Eutelsat operates in close coll ... more Obama Must Choose Between Cars And Rockets 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2009As the Detroit's carmakers teeter on bankruptcy, the administration appears to be a whirling dervish as they attempt to set in to motion solutions for the tsunami of issues that threaten to over run, not just Washington, but the world. Detroit's automotive industry is like a bad horror film, they are truly the walking dead. As a country do we continue to throw billions of dollars at the mu ... more Future of military aviation lies with drones: US admiral 
Washington (AFP) May 14, 2009Unmanned aircraft likely represent the future for US military aviation with next generation bombers and fighter planes operating without pilots onboard, the top US military officer said on Thursday. "We're at a real time of transition here in terms of the future of aviation, and the whole issue of what's going to be manned and what's going to be unmanned," Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of th ... more US military sharing drone data with Pakistan: admiral 
Washington (AFP) May 14, 2009The United States has taken the unprecedented step of sharing with Islamabad surveillance data collected by drones flying over Pakistan, the top US military officer said Thursday. Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, confirmed that Pakistan had requested surveillance support missions by US unmanned aircraft at a Senate hearing. "In terms of support and information, ... more |
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Sydney (AFP) May 14, 2009Shares in Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto nosedived Thursday amid mounting fears that the company will scuttle its proposed 19.5 billion US dollar tie-up with Chinalco. The stock slumped 11.72 percent to close at 57.60 dollars, tracking similar falls in London overnight as investor anxiety grew that Rio could scrap the proposal in favour of a rights issue. "The Chinalco deal was ... more China warns US law proposal could cause protectionism 
Beijing (AFP) May 14, 2009China Thursday criticised a plan by US lawmakers to retaliate against countries that allegedly manipulate their currencies and warned the move could lead to protectionism. "Any groundless accusations against China on this issue will only encourage the trade protectionism," foreign ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu told reporters. "The international community, including the United States, is c ... more China cuts loans to curb steel overproduction: reports 
Shanghai (AFP) May 14, 2009China has told banks to curb loans to steel makers that are increasing production despite falling demand and falling prices, state media reported Thursday. Beijing issued the order to cut or stop lending to steel producers "still expanding production capacity without considering actual market demand", the China Securities Journal reported, citing an official notice. The notice, which was ... more High-Pressure Compound Could Be Key To Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles 
Stanford CA (SPX) May 13, 2009A hydrogen-rich compound discovered by Stanford researchers is packed with promise of helping overcome one of the biggest hurdles to using hydrogen for fuel--namely, how do you stuff enough hydrogen into a volume that is small enough to be portable and practical for powering a car? The newly discovered material is a high-pressure form of ammonia borane, a solid material which itself is alr ... more
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